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a texas family traveling by bus to spend christmas with relatives. margaret snyder says her daughter-in-law maria and her granddaughter, 19-year-old carla and 13-year-old christina were traveling in the mexican state when their bus was attacked by a group of armed gunmen. all three shot and killed. the 10-year-old who witnessed the horrific scene told his grandmother what he saw. >> i turned around and then i come back and they shot her in the head with the gun, and they shot carla and he said he knew that his mom and carla was dead. >> reporter: a mexican army spokesman says the assailants kim add total of seven people on three different buses on the same day, including the texas family. >> i told her not to go to mexico. i told her not to go to mexico. i just -- kept repeating it. i just -- you know, senseless. it's just senseless. >> reporter: violence in the state where the fatal attack happened has increased sharply this year as a result of a turf war fought by two extremely violent mexican drug cartels. military authorities said the same assail
a texas family traveling by bus to spend christmas with relatives. margaret snyder says her daughter-in-law maria and her granddaughter, 19-year-old carla and 13-year-old christina were traveling in the mexican state when their bus was attacked by a group of armed gunmen. all three shot and killed. the 10-year-old who witnessed the horrific scene told his grandmother what he saw. >> i turned around and then i come back and they shot her in the head with the gun, and they shot carla and he...
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another storm clobbering the rockies and moving down into texas. >>> a nationwide boycott against kim kardashian is gaining momentum. an online patrician promising not to watch her reality show or buy any products endorsed by her. patrician says she has made a mockery of the american culture. that's the news you need to start your day. "american morning" back right after a break. >>> ten minutes ago i told you to stay in bed if you're in new york, get out. get up to 55 and it is beautiful. that is the statue of liberty and she's done shopping for christmas. you may still have some more to do. get out of bed. >>> our special series that shines a spotlight on celebrities and the causes they support and who better to do that than cnn's own alina cho. >> you get to meet someone like will ferrell. >> it is a lot of fun. remember, he famously played george w. bush on snl and he was ron burgundy in "anchorman" and children of all ages fell in love with him in the movie "elof." he's he's focusing on one big charity close to his heart. >> stop what you're doing and listen. canonball! >> on the
another storm clobbering the rockies and moving down into texas. >>> a nationwide boycott against kim kardashian is gaining momentum. an online patrician promising not to watch her reality show or buy any products endorsed by her. patrician says she has made a mockery of the american culture. that's the news you need to start your day. "american morning" back right after a break. >>> ten minutes ago i told you to stay in bed if you're in new york, get out. get up to...
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and scattered showers in north texas. the snow shifting farther south away from denver into places like new mexico. snow showers we have in upstate new york and back into vermont and in new hampshire we're going to see those in the mid-day hours into the afternoon. some of the heavy snowfall, seen in the highest elevation, perhaps the green mountains. four to six inches of snowfall. great for the ski resorts. also great for ski resorts in new mexico, one to three inches of snowfall for albuquerque, check it out. close to a foot of snow for 7,500 feet and higher. winds a big factor. anyone making their way through the high pass, may have whiteout conditions. be careful today. terms of temperature, fairly mild day in harts of texas into florida. still worrying about rains in the sunshine state. along i-95 88. and 44 in seattle and new york with 48 degrees for your high. let's send it back to you. >> reynolds, thanks so much. see new atlanta later today. maybe tomorrow. >>> want to go live now to holly firfer in atlanta's ha
and scattered showers in north texas. the snow shifting farther south away from denver into places like new mexico. snow showers we have in upstate new york and back into vermont and in new hampshire we're going to see those in the mid-day hours into the afternoon. some of the heavy snowfall, seen in the highest elevation, perhaps the green mountains. four to six inches of snowfall. great for the ski resorts. also great for ski resorts in new mexico, one to three inches of snowfall for...
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hood in texas. chris lawrence was in for some of the tearful reunions and join us live from the pentagon this morning. it's amazing to see the end of a war. these men and women are saying, the war is over for me. now i'm going home and starting again. >> reporter: yeah. that's right. christine, alina, no matter how many times you see the reunions it never gets old. one wife explained, after nearly a year of being the taxi drive e for the kids, having to be good cop and bad cop, sure going to be nice to have her husband home. >> dismissed! >> reporter: at the first glimpse of her father in near lay year, alexandria showed how fast a 14-year-old can move. she started high school while her dad was gone. her mom had 20 do everything alone. >> it has been a very long time. but it's over. >> reporter: is there any way to describe what it feels like to have your dad back after so long? >> he looks good. >> reporter: what did you miss most about it? >> he was more like my best friend. >> reporter: now you'v
hood in texas. chris lawrence was in for some of the tearful reunions and join us live from the pentagon this morning. it's amazing to see the end of a war. these men and women are saying, the war is over for me. now i'm going home and starting again. >> reporter: yeah. that's right. christine, alina, no matter how many times you see the reunions it never gets old. one wife explained, after nearly a year of being the taxi drive e for the kids, having to be good cop and bad cop, sure going...
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tracked down the money's owner, who was all the way in texas. he won the money gambling but dropped it on the way back home. he reported it missing but never believed someone would return it. gilbert says giving it back was the right thing to do. >> i wanted to show my kids the right thing to do. if it happened to me, i sure would want that back. you think about all the bills you could pay. it felt go to be able to give it back to the guy. >> good for him. now, did the guy -- i guess, i wonder how that process went -- >> exactly. >> someone found an envelope -- >> name on the envelope? anyway -- >> always fascinating. people carry that kind of cash around. it's exciting when you win, have that wad of cash. good on that guy for giving it back. >> no kidding. $10,000. he's right. he'll be able to pay a lot of bills with that money. >>> meanwhile, alexander graham bell on the cutting edge of technology way back in the 1800s. recovered and restored, the smithsonian institution has the earliest packed away and now being revealed. our brian todd repor
tracked down the money's owner, who was all the way in texas. he won the money gambling but dropped it on the way back home. he reported it missing but never believed someone would return it. gilbert says giving it back was the right thing to do. >> i wanted to show my kids the right thing to do. if it happened to me, i sure would want that back. you think about all the bills you could pay. it felt go to be able to give it back to the guy. >> good for him. now, did the guy -- i...
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he comes from texas. he gave exactly the right answer. so i cringed when i saw that on a number of levels, not just the fact that $10,000, some people barely make that a year. besides the amazing amount of money he was trying to bet, the fact that he was trying to bet it all just was -- way off. >> you found distasteful. >> yes. >> let's talk about michele bachmann for a second. she comes out of these things quite well. usually comes up with something. this time, newt-romney. she piled the two front-runners together as being not the conservatives and not the trusted ones as it were. let's listen to michele bachmann talk about nuewt-romney. >> if you look at newt-romney, they were foreobamacare principles. if you look at newt-romney, they were for cap and trade. if you look at newt-romney, they were for the illegal immigration problem and if you look at newt-romney, they were for the $700 billion bailout. >> did it do something for michele bachmann or hurt newt-romney. >> the false claim 47% of americans don't pay taxes. we're talking abou
he comes from texas. he gave exactly the right answer. so i cringed when i saw that on a number of levels, not just the fact that $10,000, some people barely make that a year. besides the amazing amount of money he was trying to bet, the fact that he was trying to bet it all just was -- way off. >> you found distasteful. >> yes. >> let's talk about michele bachmann for a second. she comes out of these things quite well. usually comes up with something. this time, newt-romney....
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a mistletoe shortage because of the drought in texas. most florists didn't realize it was a problem until they tried to place holiday orders and found out the crop has been hurt by all of that dry weather. >>> "american morning" will be right back after this break. i've had surgery, and yes, i have occasional constipation. that's why i take doctor recommended colace capsules. i have hemorrhoids and yes, i have constipation. that's why i take colace. [ male announcer ] for occasional constipation associated with certain medical conditions there's colace capsules. colace softens the stool and helps eliminate the need to strain. stimulant-free, comfortable relief. no wonder colace is the #1 stool softener brand recommended by doctors. say "yes" to colace! [ male announcer ] go to colacecapsules.com for savings. we get double miles on every purchase. so we earned a holiday trip to the big apple twice as fast! dinner! [ garth ] we get double miles every time we use our card. and since double miles add up fast, we can bring the whole gang! it'
a mistletoe shortage because of the drought in texas. most florists didn't realize it was a problem until they tried to place holiday orders and found out the crop has been hurt by all of that dry weather. >>> "american morning" will be right back after this break. i've had surgery, and yes, i have occasional constipation. that's why i take doctor recommended colace capsules. i have hemorrhoids and yes, i have constipation. that's why i take colace. [ male announcer ] for...
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building new facilities in texas, in illinois. all of that business is helping us here. >> reporter: why is it good for america to create things over there? >> a lot of that engineering, a lot of those components, most of the intellectual property all come from the united states, because this is where we were born and raised. >> it's a blessing we have such a demand for tractors that our jobs are pretty safe right now. >> reporter: do you mind the demand is coming from overseas? >> no. money's money. >> reporter: money's money, and that means jobs. caterpillar's ceo told me we need china as much as they need us. he did say to me, look, though, as demand and business picks up in china and overseas our production will pick up there. that's the reality. interesting, ali, you've seen this, in terms of manufacturing in this country, so much of it has moved to south. moved to right-to-work states. non-union shops. something we're seeing at caterpillar. unless the environment changes in illinois he doesn't -- >> wages and the taxes. at s
building new facilities in texas, in illinois. all of that business is helping us here. >> reporter: why is it good for america to create things over there? >> a lot of that engineering, a lot of those components, most of the intellectual property all come from the united states, because this is where we were born and raised. >> it's a blessing we have such a demand for tractors that our jobs are pretty safe right now. >> reporter: do you mind the demand is coming from...
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blizzard warnings in effect for parts of oklahoma, texas and kansas. officials warn it could cause dangerous driving conditions. >>> no letup over how to pass an extension of the payroll tax holiday. house representatives are not happy with the senate's plan to extend it two more months. john boehner saying the short-term fix is just not acceptable. >> two months is just kicking the can down the road. the american people are tired of that. frankly, i'm tired of it. on the house side, we've seen this reaction coming out of the senate. it's time to just stop. do our work, resolve the differences and extend this for one year and remove the uncertainty. >> live to washington. where our kate bolduan is standing by live. kate, here we go again. good morning. what is the latest? >> reporter: hey there, alina. yeah, it's anyone's guess at this point, i'll tell you. seemed just as many in washington and honestly probably many around the country thought congress had finally been able to reach a compromise to extend the payroll tax cut. here is a new twist in thi
blizzard warnings in effect for parts of oklahoma, texas and kansas. officials warn it could cause dangerous driving conditions. >>> no letup over how to pass an extension of the payroll tax holiday. house representatives are not happy with the senate's plan to extend it two more months. john boehner saying the short-term fix is just not acceptable. >> two months is just kicking the can down the road. the american people are tired of that. frankly, i'm tired of it. on the house...
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texas by far led the way with 13 executions. alabama with 6. ohio with 5. >>> ain't minutes past the hour. other stories new for you this morning. a french court convicting former president chirac on corruption charges and giving him a two-year suspended prison sentence. former french president was put on trial on charges that dated back to his time as mayor of paris. chirac was accused of paying members of his political party for municipal jobs that simply did not exist. >>> seven miners injured overnight when a rock burst more than a mile underground. lucky friday silver mine. the company says 25 miners were in the area at the time. officials say the seven are being treated for nonlife threatening injuries. >>> the awards season in full swing. some of the biggest stars in hollywood. could hear their names called later this morning when the nominations for the 69th golden globes awards are announced. >>> the official end to the iraq war. what does it mean for the iraqi people? for the middle east? we are going to ask a man who knows this regio
texas by far led the way with 13 executions. alabama with 6. ohio with 5. >>> ain't minutes past the hour. other stories new for you this morning. a french court convicting former president chirac on corruption charges and giving him a two-year suspended prison sentence. former french president was put on trial on charges that dated back to his time as mayor of paris. chirac was accused of paying members of his political party for municipal jobs that simply did not exist. >>>...
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the texas governor was on "the tonight show with jay leno" last night. the best part may have come during the commercial breaks. check at the new ad his campaign just released in iowa last night. >> commerce, education and the -- what's the third one there? >> the department of energy. you know, we've all lost our tran of thought before, but not many have done it on national tv. now, if you want a slick debater, i'm obviously not your guy, but if you want a clean house in washington with a balanced budget amendment a flat tax and a part-time congress, i'm your man. i'm rick perry and -- what's that line again? i'm rick perry. and i approve of this message. >> not bad. pretty clever. this is the third commercial released from team perry in just the last 24 hours. there are 23 days left until the iowa caucuses. >> ever lost your con trags on television? >> already happened this morningant and will in the next hour and a half. i promise. >>> herman cain seeking his biggest endorsement yet from his wife. the candidate is heading home right now as a sex scand
the texas governor was on "the tonight show with jay leno" last night. the best part may have come during the commercial breaks. check at the new ad his campaign just released in iowa last night. >> commerce, education and the -- what's the third one there? >> the department of energy. you know, we've all lost our tran of thought before, but not many have done it on national tv. now, if you want a slick debater, i'm obviously not your guy, but if you want a clean house in...
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a nativity scene in front of a texas courthouse sparking outrage all the way in wisconsin. a wisconsin atheist group says the scene violates the separation of church and state and they want it gone. a henderson county lawmaker says this display ain't going anywhere without a fight. >> when hell freezes over. i'm an old country boy. you come to my house looking for a fight, you're going to get one and that's from the bottom of my heart. >> and i bet that nativity scene will stay exactly where it is. >> i think so, too. >>> truly spectacular video of lava flows in hawaii. kilauea is one of the most acti active volcanoes on the planet. >> the pictures are awesome. >> i can't believe one person lives by that volcano. just one.
a nativity scene in front of a texas courthouse sparking outrage all the way in wisconsin. a wisconsin atheist group says the scene violates the separation of church and state and they want it gone. a henderson county lawmaker says this display ain't going anywhere without a fight. >> when hell freezes over. i'm an old country boy. you come to my house looking for a fight, you're going to get one and that's from the bottom of my heart. >> and i bet that nativity scene will stay...
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>>> -- job creation back in texas, so, am i ready for the next level? let me tell you, i hope i am the tim tebow of the iowa caucuses. >> a hail mary from rick perry on the final debate before the iowa caucuses, and the who front-runners trying to convince voters they're the best republican to face president obama. >>> another government shutdown averted. now to the business of saving you $1,000. time running out for congress to extend a popular tax cut. >>> and from russia with no love. vladimir putin is suggesting john mccain is nuts. mccain responds on twitter saying, dear vlad, was is something that i said? on this "american morning." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> and good morning to you. it is friday, december 16th. nine days left before christmas. can you believe it? >> have you finished your shopping? >> i have two gifts bought. >> and that means no. good morning, everybody. i am alina cho. welcome to "american morning." the last critical debate before the iowa caucus, the front-runner, newt gingrich playing defense on his conservativ
>>> -- job creation back in texas, so, am i ready for the next level? let me tell you, i hope i am the tim tebow of the iowa caucuses. >> a hail mary from rick perry on the final debate before the iowa caucuses, and the who front-runners trying to convince voters they're the best republican to face president obama. >>> another government shutdown averted. now to the business of saving you $1,000. time running out for congress to extend a popular tax cut. >>> and...
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of texas lowered down. an abc/"wash" poll. newt gingrich, by far, the frontrunner in south carolina. one caveat here. in all these polls a lot of likely voters in the primaries say we may still change our minds. four weeks to go until the first votes, christine. >> is that giving mitt romney any hope? if i'm mitt romney, i'm pretty depressed right now. >> here's what romney told us and told reporters in arizona we'll see more of him on the campaign trail. take a listen. >> i'll be on the air a good deal more than in the past doing the very best to communicate to the american people why i'm running for president. hopefully getting their support and i know the beginning is going to be january 3rd. this will take longer than a week or two to sort out. this will be a campaign that will go on for a while and i expect to win it. >> here's the advantage romney has, though. he has the organization, he's got the structure in the state to get out the vote efforts. gingrich now trying to play catchp there and trying t
of texas lowered down. an abc/"wash" poll. newt gingrich, by far, the frontrunner in south carolina. one caveat here. in all these polls a lot of likely voters in the primaries say we may still change our minds. four weeks to go until the first votes, christine. >> is that giving mitt romney any hope? if i'm mitt romney, i'm pretty depressed right now. >> here's what romney told us and told reporters in arizona we'll see more of him on the campaign trail. take a listen....
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including plans for a controversial oil pipeline from canada to texas. >>> all right. the smale town of bellfont parks pa is the center of the news world today as jerry sandusky gets set to face accusers for the first time since abusing them as little boys. a crime reporter for the "patriot news" on top of the story from the very beginning, good morning, sara. >> reporter: good morning, ali. >> what are we expecting to happen today? we know a number of people have been subpoenaed. are they all testifying? >> reporter: that's unclear. we know a lot of them will be here. they could be called to testify. i know of several who have been subpoenaed, but, you know, it all kind of depends on how it's going. you know, as the prosecution's case begins, and who they feel they need to testify. they're not going to call more people than they have to, because this is not a trial. this is a bake hesic hearing to determine if they can get to a trial. the more they put on today, the defense, the reason they're going forward with this is to get information, to try and get to possibly t
including plans for a controversial oil pipeline from canada to texas. >>> all right. the smale town of bellfont parks pa is the center of the news world today as jerry sandusky gets set to face accusers for the first time since abusing them as little boys. a crime reporter for the "patriot news" on top of the story from the very beginning, good morning, sara. >> reporter: good morning, ali. >> what are we expecting to happen today? we know a number of people have...
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congressman from texas. seven-point advantage, lead, for the president. last month, the probably only had a four-point advantage over paul. gingrich, that's next. a 16-point lead. a big one over the former house speaker. last month, only an eight-point leave over gingrich. what's behind the rise in the numbers and approval rating numbers you were talking about a moment ago, ali? i think, kate bolduan was talking about it a few minutes ago. the battle over the payroll tax cut. democrats successful in trying to taint republicans as maybe beholden to the wealth e and not the middle class nap may be a contributing factor of his rise in the numbers. ali, remember, people change their minds. polls change. the general election is 11 months away. >> at what point do these polls start reflecting the view of americans who are really thinking about voting in that election? in other words, ask anybody anything in december before the election. when do they start to match up to election results? >> a lot closer to the election. a lot closer. i'm not discarding these nu
congressman from texas. seven-point advantage, lead, for the president. last month, the probably only had a four-point advantage over paul. gingrich, that's next. a 16-point lead. a big one over the former house speaker. last month, only an eight-point leave over gingrich. what's behind the rise in the numbers and approval rating numbers you were talking about a moment ago, ali? i think, kate bolduan was talking about it a few minutes ago. the battle over the payroll tax cut. democrats...
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the congressman from texas, basically a dead heat when you take into account the sampling. rick santorum, former pennsylvania senator, 15%, followed one point back by rick perry and 14%, newt gingrich at 13%. former house speaker and michele bachmann down in single digits. of course, the congressman from neighbors minnesota. does that poll look familiar? looks almost exactly like that cnn/time/orc poll we put out. newt gingrich numbers are collapsing in iowa and rick santorum rising and right now romney and paul tied for the top spot. four days to go in caucuses here, deb. >> interesting. we're seeing a more confident mitt romney. kind of luke warm for voters. now he seems to be turning up the flame. he's even going to campaign today with chris christie. >> reporter: yeah. chris christie, the new jersey governor who a lot of people wanted himself to run for the white house, is going to be joining romney. of course, christie a big surrogate for romney. romney goes to new hampshire, you mentioned, for about that 24 hour, not even and comes right back here. romney will be here
the congressman from texas, basically a dead heat when you take into account the sampling. rick santorum, former pennsylvania senator, 15%, followed one point back by rick perry and 14%, newt gingrich at 13%. former house speaker and michele bachmann down in single digits. of course, the congressman from neighbors minnesota. does that poll look familiar? looks almost exactly like that cnn/time/orc poll we put out. newt gingrich numbers are collapsing in iowa and rick santorum rising and right...
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gingrich really on the rise in new hampshire and look at ron paul, congressman from texas, nls a strong third place. let's move to south carolina. they vote next. first southern primary about 11 dies after new hampshire. look at that. newt gingrich, overwhelmingly lead over everybody else in new hampshire. fast forward on to florida. this is the fourth state to vote. they vote on the end of january, 31st. there is gingrich again with a very, very large lead among all the other fields. >> you know, given what you know about polling is this a wide enough lead that it will hold, do you think, paul? >> anything can happen. we saw rick perry go way up and come way down. same thing with herman cain. why is gingrich -- why is gingrich rising? that's the big question now. our poll kauts it is because of tea party support among people that say they are tea party supporters and likely to vote in the primaries and caucuses. they are going for newt gingrich in a big way. to your point, anything can happen. our poll also indicates in all these states we polled in, about half of the people say you kn
gingrich really on the rise in new hampshire and look at ron paul, congressman from texas, nls a strong third place. let's move to south carolina. they vote next. first southern primary about 11 dies after new hampshire. look at that. newt gingrich, overwhelmingly lead over everybody else in new hampshire. fast forward on to florida. this is the fourth state to vote. they vote on the end of january, 31st. there is gingrich again with a very, very large lead among all the other fields. >>...